Darren Till releases urgent statement about fighting career

Former UFC star Darren Till has issued a statement on his next move in fighting via his Instagram page, with the Liverpudlian confirming his split from Misfits Boxing.

Till, 33, previously rose to prominence during his UFC career, winning six of his 11 bouts under the promotion and losing five, one of which came in his challenge for the welterweight title against Tyron Woodley in 2018.

After losing three successive fights, the 33-year-old was released by the UFC in March 2023 before turning his hand to boxing and signing with KSI-backed Misfits.

The Scouser won all three of his bouts under the promotional banner – against Anthony Taylor, Darren Stewart and UFC legend Luke Rockhold – but has now cut ties with Misfits in search of new opportunities.

On Monday (6 April), Till confirmed he had “parted ways with Misfits” on “extremely good terms”, with the fighter keen to emphasise he has “nothing but love for Misfits” in a video posted to his Instagram account.

Till said: “It’s time to try my hand at something else… not a lot of people wanted to fight me. It was getting really hard to get fights. So, in the next few days, I’m going to have a massive announcement, some massive news. I’m sure you’re all going to be excited to see what I’m going to announce. And I just want to say again thanks to Misfits, thanks to everyone involved, and I’ll probably be back there soon as well – this is not the end of it with Misfits. Peace and love.”

Fans were quick to offer their thoughts on Till’s announcement on social media.

One said: “He’s tagged Lee Eaton… Till moving to professional boxing with Queensberry?”

Another added: “If this isn’t UFC or Matchroom and just some random Dubai promotion money grab, then it’s an L.”

A third claimed: “Matchroom, UFC or BKFC.”

While it remains unclear who Till’s next opponent will be, he has been heavily linked with a potential bout with former four-time super-middleweight champion Carl Froch.

The pair have gone back and forth on social media for some time, although no bout has been confirmed.

Meanwhile, on 1 April, Till took to social media, slamming former UFC star Nate Diaz, who has also boxed in recent years.

“Nate Diaz talks like he’s this world-beater in the UFC. He had one great win against Conor McGregor – apart from that, what’s he done?” Till wrote.

“He’s never been top five, he lives off his brother’s name, who’s also a bum. Can someone tell me what Nate Diaz is and what he has done? He’s just a stoned-out bum who is slow and stiff.”